[xep-support] Re: table column widths correct in FOP but not in XEP

Thanks Ken, that answers it. It sounds like xep is doing the right thing
and fo and ah are doing the wrong thing.

Cheers,

Eric

On 6/15/2011 4:15 PM, G. Ken Holman wrote:
> At 2011-06-15 16:08 -0400, Eric J. Schwarzenbach wrote:
>> I was part of that discussion on the DITA list, and I can confirm,
>> that at least for the xml where I'm running into this, you are right,
>> it is indeed the case that the fo table is being generated with
>> width="100%" (and table-layout="fixed", FWIW). It seems to me that in
>> this situation, the column-width and the table width in the fo are
>> asking for contradictory things. It seems to me that xep is honoring
>> the table width at the expense of the column width (treating it as
>> proportional and not absolute inches as it indicates), whereas fop
>> and antenna house both both honor the column-width at the expense of
>> the table width.
>>
>> I really have no idea which, if either, is right. Can anyone tell if
>> the FO spec indicates what should happen in this case? Or is it
>> undefined?
>
> The XSL-FO 1.1 specification cites:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/tables.html#fixed-table-layout
>
> ... where it says:
>
> "The width of the table is then the greater of the value of
> the 'width' property for the table element and the sum of
> the column widths (plus cell spacing or borders). If the
> table is wider than the columns, the extra space should be
> distributed over the columns."
>
> I've never had problems with XEP with table column widths.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
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